Myoporum petiolatum
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Myoporum petiolatum, commonly known as sticky boobialla, is a shrub which is endemic to Australia
. It usually grows to between 0.5 and 2 metres in height with leaves that are 3 to 6 cm long and 10 to 30 mm in width.
The flowers are white with a slight lilac flush and purple spots. These appear in the leaf axils in clusters of 2 to 5. The succulent, rounded yellow-green fruits are around 5 mm in diameter.
The species was first formally described by taxonomist Bob Chinnock in Eremophila and allied genera: a monograph of the plant family Myoporaceae in 2007. For may years this species has been confused with the much less common species Myoporum viscosum
from which it can be distinguished by its thinner, noticeably petiolate and non-odorous leaves. Myoporum petiolatum occurs in South Australia
and Victoria
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It usually grows to between 0.5 and 2 metres in height with leaves that are 3 to 6 cm long and 10 to 30 mm in width.
The flowers are white with a slight lilac flush and purple spots. These appear in the leaf axils in clusters of 2 to 5. The succulent, rounded yellow-green fruits are around 5 mm in diameter.
The species was first formally described by taxonomist Bob Chinnock in Eremophila and allied genera: a monograph of the plant family Myoporaceae in 2007. For may years this species has been confused with the much less common species Myoporum viscosum
Myoporum viscosum
Myoporum viscosum, commonly known as sticky boobialla, is a shrub which is endemic to South Australia. It grows to 2 metres in height and has thick leaves that are about 20 to 50 mm long and 7 to 20 mm in width. The flowers are white with a slight purplish flush and purple spots. These appear in...
from which it can be distinguished by its thinner, noticeably petiolate and non-odorous leaves. Myoporum petiolatum occurs in South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
and Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
.